Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/16/2022

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Monday, May 16, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +140, Blue Jays -160; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +140, Blue Jays -160; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +135, Blue Jays -160; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Seattle Mariners:  15-19 (3rd place, AL West)

Toronto Blue Jays:  18-16 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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Seattle Mariners:  3-7 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Mariners are coming into this game with a 15-19 record overall and they are 6-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Monday. This will be the series opener of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the New York Mets still to be played on Sunday. Robbie Ray is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Chris Flexen is on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 1-5 with a 4.24 ERA this season. His team lost 5 of their last 6 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 6 ER, 2 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 9 hits in 5 IP against the Philadelphia Phillies. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 17 runs against them averaging just over 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game with a 18-16 record overall and they are 10-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 5 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 2-game series against the New York Yankees getting swept 2-0 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Monday. This will be the series opener of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays still to be played on Sunday. Alek Manoah is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Yusei Kikuchi is on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA this season. His team lost 5 of their last 6 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 3 BB with 7 strikeouts on 2 hits in 5.1 innings played against the New York Yankees. They scored 8 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 11 runs against them averaging 5.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game in the middle of a bad slump but they have finally won another game in their last series and are starting to play much better with some players returning to their lineup from injury. Kikuchi is starting here and he has not been good this season but he has been playing much better in his last few starts and will likely keep up his good performances as he has found a groove this season now. They are going up against a Mariners team that has not been playing well recently and is also in the middle of their own slump coming into this game. Kikuchi is also going up against his old team here and he will likely be fired up for this game to pitch well in it. The Blue jays have a good lineup and it is only a matter of time until they start to break out again, especially with players coming back from injury now. The best bet here is on the Blue Jays to win this game.

 

Mariners Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, May 16, 2022 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 6 Mariners 2.

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Seattle Mariners: 133-124 (+38.6 Units) ML in all games. 62-68 (+19.9 Units) ML in road games. 32-23 OVER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Toronto Blue Jays: 95-65 (-8.1 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 26-18 OVER against AL West opponents. 20-14 OVER as a home favorite of -125 to -175.

 

 

Seattle Mariners:  T. Murphy (C) Late May - Shoulder. K. Lewis (CF) Late May - Knee. M. Haniger (RF) Mid July - Ankle.

Toronto Blue Jays:  G. Springer (CF) Ques Sun - Ankle. N. Pearson (SP) Late May - Illness. C. Biggio (2B) Late May - Illness.

 

 

 

"It was awesome. It looked like it was over 100 people that were cheering for me, which was pretty sweet." - George Kirby after their loss against the Mets on Saturday.

 

 

“We're probably pressing. What I know from experience is that good hitters are going to hit, and you can't panic about a good offense when you have 129 games left. It's just that right now, because we've played so many close games, everything gets magnified because everybody is expecting our offense to be one of the best in baseball." - Charlie Montoyo after his team’s loss against the Rays on Friday.

 

 

 

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

Ty France (R) 1B

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

Jesse Winker (L) LF

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Mike Ford (L) DH

Steven Souza Jr. (R) RF

Luis Torrens (R) C

 

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Alejandro Kirk (R) DH

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Danny Jansen (R) C

Raimel Tapia (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Ty France (.328)

Hits:  Ty France (44)

Home Runs:  Eugenio Suarez (6)

RBI:  Ty France (25)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (10)

Wins:  Logan Gilbert (4)

Saves:  Drew Steckenrider (2)

ERA:  Justus Sheffield (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Danny Jansen (.556)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (34)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (7)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (20)

Stolen Bases:  Santiago Espinal (3)

Wins:  Adam Cimber (4)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (12)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Managers:

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (7th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)